A single vehicle ATV rolled over in the early morning hours Monday, injuring a passenger and ejecting the driver, Edith Ochoa, who did not survive.
According to the Phoenix Police Department, on Monday, September 23, 2024, just before 4:00 a.m., a 2017 Canam ATV driven by the 17-year-old Ochoa, with a man in the passenger seat, lost control while westbound on Beardsley Road from 47th Avenue after leaving the road and driving onto the dirt shoulder. The vehicle rolled and Edith was ejected.
Phoenix Fire personnel arrived and located the male passenger already out of the vehicle who reported being injured. He was transported to the hospital for treatment. Edith was pronounced deceased on scene.
Detectives determined that the ATV was the only vehicle involved. Impairment on the part of the driver is still under investigation.
